Biology, ecology, and control of elaterid beetles in agricultural land

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Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae), have had a centuries-long role as major soil insect pests worldwide. With insecticidal control options dwindling, research on click beetle biology and ecology is of increasing importance in the development of new control tactics. Methodological improvements have deepened our understanding of how larvae and adults spatially and temporarily utilize agricultural habitats and interact with their environment. This progress, however, rests with a few pest species, and efforts to obtain comparable knowledge on other economically important elaterids are crucial. There are still considerable gaps in our understanding of female and larval ecology; movement of elaterids within landscapes; and the impact of natural enemies, cultivation practices, and environmental change on elaterid population dynamics. This knowledge will allow generation of multifaceted control strategies, including cultural, physical, and chemical measures, tailored toward species complexes and crops across a range of appropriate spatial scales.

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ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Invertebrates

Citation (CSE style for final print version): Traugott M, Benefer CM, Blackshaw RP, van Herk WG, Vernon RS. 2015 (Jan). Biology, ecology, and control of elaterid beetles in agricultural land. Annual Review of Entomology. 60:313–334.

[First published online as a Review in Advance on October 17, 2014,
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021035. NOTE that we also have a copy of the Oct 2014 pre-pub online version in the A15TRA01IDUS folder.]